Karen J. Warren is professor of philosophy at Macalester College.
Review
"Warren has provided a useful book for feminist and environmental philosophy instruction. She makes a number
of interesting arguments in very accessible ways in chapters on vegeterianism, social justice, spirituality, and
ecofeminism as a particularly Western philosophical movement. This informative overview and set of arguments about
ecofeminism as a productive philosophical and social movement is a very useful resource for academic libraries."
--Choice Magazine
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Web Site, January, 2002
Summary
How are the unjustified dominations of women and other humans connected to the unjustified domination of animals
and nonhuman nature? What are the characteristics of oppressive conceptual frameworks and systems of unjustified
domination? How does an ecofeminist perspective help one understand issues of environmental and social justice?
In this important new work Karen J. Warren answers these and other questions from a Western perspective. Warren
looks at the variety of positions in ecofeminism, the distinctive nature of ecofeminist philosophy, ecofeminism
as an ecological position, and other aspects of the movement to reveal its significance to both understanding and
creatively changing patriarchal (and other) systems of unjustified domination.
Table of Contents
Nature Is a Feminist Issue: Motivating Ecofeminism by Taking Empirical Data Seriously
What Are Ecofeminists Saying? An Overview of Ecofeminist Positions
Quilting Ecofeminist Philosophy: A Western Perspective on What Ecofeminist Philosophy Is
How Should We Treat Nature? Ecofeminist Philosophy and Environmental Ethics
Ethics in a Fruit Bowl: Ecofeminist Ethics
Must Everyone Be Vegetarian? Ecofeminist Philosophy and Animal Welfarism
What Is Ecological about Ecofeminist Philosophy? Ecofeminist Philosophy, Ecosystem Ecology, and Leopold's Land
Ethic
With Justice for All: Ecofeminist Philosophy and Social Justice
Surviving Patriarchy: Ecofeminist Philosophy and Spirituality
